William Butler Ogden

William Butler Ogden

male, deceased (1877)
law school, Chicago and North Western Railway, New York State Legislature, railroads, real estate, from Chicago…transcontinental railroad, Mayor of Chicago, GalenaandChicagoUnionRailroad, Chicago River, First Transcontinental Railroad
William Butler Ogden (June 15 1805 - August 3 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago. Ogden was born in Walton, New York. When still a teenager, his...

Russell Huntley

male
City founder, Chicago and North Western Railway, From Dekalb, Illinois, township, dekalb, Village…GalenaandChicagoUnionRailroad, Chicago and Northwestern
Russell Huntley, along with his brother Lewis Huntley, founded the Illinois city of DeKalb. The pair owned most of the land that would become...

J. Young Scammon

male, deceased (1890)
Republican, democratic party, republican party, from Maine, whig party, democratic…chicago tribune, from Chicago, GalenaandChicagoUnionRailroad, Chicago Democrat, Chicago Journal
J. Young Scammon (Jonathan Young Scammon, July 27, 1812 - March 17, 1890) was an early settler in Chicago, Illinois, arriving in the city in 1835....
Walter Loomis Newberry

Walter Loomis Newberry

male, deceased (1868)
United States Military Academy, Milwaukee, Green Bay, American railroad executive, philanthropist, American…from Chicago, chicago public library, GalenaandChicagoUnionRailroad
Walter Loomis Newberry (born 1804, East Windsor, Connecticut; died November 6, 1868 at sea) was an American businessman and philanthropist, best...

Lewis Huntley

male
diphtheria, Chicago and North Western Railway, From Dekalb, Illinois, dekalb, Village, GalenaandChicagoUnionRailroad…Chicago and Northwestern
Lewis Huntley, along with his brother Russell Huntley, founded the Illinois city of DeKalb. The pair owned most of the land that would become...